Arknights' Lock of Heaven

"The price will not exceed one Casimir gold coin."

"The specific price will be determined after the Rhodes Island ship arrives in Kazimierz, but the final price will not exceed this figure."

"If you buy a large enough quantity at once, you can also enjoy a certain discount."

Upon hearing this, both Sona and Grayhair widened their eyes.

This price...

It's so cheap...

Honestly, she didn't know what to say, but this price...

Is it really not one gold coin per inhibitor?

No, this kind of medicine, even at one gold coin per dose, is already very cheap compared to the goods on the market now.

Is one Kazimierz gold coin a lot?

Perhaps for a remote village like Dishui Village, there are indeed many such cases.

But for the extravagant and decadent Grand Knights... even the money to supply all the medicine for the hundreds of infected people under their Red Pine Protection wouldn't amount to a fraction of the prize money accumulated in a single competition.

For example, in the match currently underway, Maria is facing off against Butcher Olmer. Before the match even started, the prize pool had already accumulated more than 8,000 gold coins.

Although Sona and her companions are infected knights, they still receive at least three or four hundred gold coins as a bonus after each match.

However, the cost of living in the Great Knight Territory was simply too high, and they also had to buy various expensive medications to maintain the health of the infected.

So at the end of the year, you basically don't have much money left.

But if this Rhode Island drug is really that cheap...

Sona suppressed her excitement.

She knew that there was no such thing as a free lunch.

To gain something, you must give something in return, and since they are infected, they must give twice as much.

She exchanged a glance with the uneasy Gray Hair.

They both saw the attraction in each other's eyes.

They simply couldn't resist this damn sweet bait.

But what treacherous traps await them behind this?

She turned to look at Xia Yu, about to say something, but was interrupted by Xia Yu.

"Let's watch the game first."

Xia Yu could tell what they were thinking without even looking.

They were simply too afraid of being scammed, and the treacherous and vicious nature of the Great Knights had driven them to give up their illusions long ago.

Once bitten, twice shy. Living in this world full of capital, how could they easily believe that such a good thing still exists?

Therefore, it is understandable that the first reaction was that Xia Yu's ambitions were very great.

It's not surprising that people treat cheap drugs as a way to make money off their lives.

and so……

"Let's watch the game first," Xia Yu said, turning to look at Maria on the field.

"I know that no matter how much I say now, you won't feel at ease."

"It's not your fault, after all, this is the kind of world the Great Knight Territory is."

"So, like I said, let's get to know each other slowly."

Trust cannot be built overnight; it is accumulated little by little.

"However, I really suggest you go and take a look at the Rhodes Island main ship."

"Once you truly understand us, you will naturally understand everything."

195 Terra's Economic System

Terra's economic system... well, it's quite peculiar.

Of course, this applies to the Xia language. As for the indigenous people, they are already used to it, or rather, they certainly believe that this is the normal way.

To be honest, Xia Yu initially thought Terra was on the gold standard.

After all, most commodities on the market are settled in pure gold.

It wasn't until he saw Amiya's notebook that he realized it wasn't actually the gold standard.

It's similar to the practice of tying the dollar hegemony to oil, but with some differences.

What is the hardest hard currency in Terra?

Origin Stone!

In this day and age, what can you do without Originium?

Even turning on a lamp at night requires synthetic jade refined from Originium.

The operation of mobile cities is inseparable from the support of Originium.

It can be said that Terra's Originium, as an energy source, is far superior to oil in its previous life.

At least in the previous life, when Earth ran out of oil, although the entire civilization would fall into silence, it wasn't without hope.

After all, there are various alternatives, but oil is the best option right now.

Without oil, it's just a matter of starting all over again.

In Terra, without Originium, the entire Terran civilization would instantly come to a standstill, and it wouldn't be surprising if it reverted to a primitive, slash-and-burn lifestyle overnight.

Because Originium is their only option.

This energy source is so convenient that it would make almost every country in my previous life extremely envious.

Mobile cities are incredibly large, with millions of residents. Trying to make a city that size move by burning oil...

Trust me, you won't want to know the cost.

In all these circumstances, Originium naturally became the best anchor for trade between countries.

But there's a problem.

Originium is a consumable...

Although each natural disaster brings a considerable amount of Originium, consumables serve as the anchor, and these consumables are also part of the strategic material reserves of almost all countries...

The amount of trade between countries is something an ordinary person would never dare to imagine in their lifetime. It would be too much of a loss to settle such trade with Originium.

If that's the case, commercially prosperous countries like Colombia and Vitória could easily exploit this trade to leech off other countries.

Which country could accept this?

Moreover, unlike Earth in its previous existence, Terra did not produce a true world overlord.

Although you may seem stronger than me, if we really fight, I can drag you into a quagmire with war.

You cannot conquer me quickly.

Therefore, the unique economic system we have today has been formed.

Red gold is used as currency to settle Originium energy transactions.

To be honest, pure gold, as a precious metal, is not suitable for this kind of transaction. First of all, its volume is limited, and as a commodity, it is not as convenient as paper money for settlement.

But there's nothing we can do; there are only two things that everyone in this world agrees on.

Originium, or gold.

Since Originium is out of the question, gold is the only option left.

Gold, as a naturally precious metal, has some industrial uses, but they are still acceptable compared to Origin Stone.

Moreover, thanks to the technology of the early inhabitants, Terra's mining capabilities far surpass those of its predecessor, as does its gold reserves.

In Terra, gold is actually far less valuable than it was in the previous world.

It's because countries have so many reserves.

It seems this system can probably last for a long time.

Unless a country can develop to the level of the United States in its previous life, using its fleet to force other countries to recognize its currency and link it to Originium.

To establish its own monetary hegemony system.

Otherwise, the current economic system could have been used for a long time.

In fact, Longmen already has a rough shape.

As the largest window to the outside world for the Great Yan, Longmen issues its own currency and then transforms itself into the largest commodity distribution center in East Terra.

The practice of virtually eliminating tariffs, along with the neutral stance maintained by Longmen and the Great Yan regime behind it, has made this city attractive to many large corporations.

Furthermore, they gradually grew tired of the cumbersome gold transactions and switched to using LMD for trading.

Over time, the reputation of Lungmen Coin was established.